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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
6
A speaker's memory of Decoration Day on the homestead, the lone Sunday shaded by absence. The narrative recalls soldiers graves, the old flag, gardens, and the robin above Elias's resting place, while the living mourn and honor the fallen. The piece evokes rural nostalgia and Civil War memory through Riley's voice.
On Memorial Day a frail veteran known as Weak-Eyed Jones endures a crowded park procession in harsh heat to honor fallen comrades. He envisions Civil War memories at Missionary Ridge as the squad advances, then collapses with a bleeding head and fading sight, dying amid the crowd and fading memory of the holiday.
Four major lotteries will open in Western states under U S government direction to distribute public lands for homesteads. Winners pay per acre amounts varying by reservation and opening dates in Montana Rosebud Devil's Lake and Red Lake regions with openings set for July and August. Washington correspondent New York Herald reports the plan aims to avoid disputes and bloodshed by using drawings to determine entry order.
An Eastern writer recalls Gettysburg recalling the first day battle sites monuments and the center of the Twenty fourth Michigan Regiment. He urges visitors to walk the line of Roy Stone and Chapman Biddle brigades and the Iron Brigade noting sacred ground soaked with hero blood.
Middle aged citizens recall the closing days of the struggle and the joy of veterans' return. Children feel awe as reverent ceremonies honor those who fought for the Union. We should remember the dead with flowers and the living with deeds, for more graves call each year.
The passage honors sailors of the Civil War and those who served under Farragut. It urges ongoing memorial ceremonies that include strewing flowers on the waters to remember the defenders of the nation and the naval leaders who guided them.
In this excerpt Mrs. Charpentier recounts Drebber and Stangerson's stay with her and the assault on Alice Charpentier. Holmes and Lestrade follow a trail from Halliday’s Hotel to a murder scene where Stangerson is found dead with Rache in blood. The partners debate clues, and Holmes asserts a complete case linking Drebber’s death to Stangerson and a vase of pearly pills.
A London paper details the Tibet Mission route exposing many untried men to 10 000 to 15 700 feet. Record lows reach 26 F at Chuggia with nightly cold near 15 F at Phari and Kamparab. Indigestion, altered cooking, and boiling water challenges at 15 000 feet are noted along with dal cooking failures.
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